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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Literary Style Shift: When the Honeymoon is Over
Oh boy, I had to drag myself to campus tonight. I am not sure what is up with me, but I am not having the most productive week. I always wonder if my students can see these mood changes in my face. I also wonder if they notice how my routine changes from the beginning of the term to the middle and end. For example, I wear a modest amount of makeup - foundation, blush, and mascara. Then I switch my jewelry up to make it seem like I am doing different things with my "look." However at the start of every term I use eye liner and eye shadow (tasteful amounts of both) because I like that look on me - it makes me feel pulled together. Lipstick does not even enter into the equation - I mean, come on, it's a teacher's nightmare to be lecturing for an hour with a red blotch on your teeth. Now we are mid-semester and the eye liner and eye shadow are no where to be seen. I definitely do not take the time to put on makeup on non-teaching days. And there have been more than a few days when I have walked out of the house with only earrings and no necklace or only one eye with mascara on it. Damn. Do my students notice? Do they sense other shifts? Like my slow move from sytlish shoes to comfy flats? Or my creative multiple-piece outfits to slacks and sweaters? Finally, why does this happen? Well anyone who teaches can probably come up with more than a few reasons - swamped with grading, emails, lesson planning, and syllabus changes, one had less and less time to sacrifice to personal style over the course of an average semester. Of course maybe it is like a romantic relationship - three months in and you have to love me anyway (or you'll get an F!!!!!). Okay, I am going to sign off now in an attempt to stop while I am ahead, and possibly to get some work done before my night class starts.
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ReplyDeleteI always notice little things about my professors. Honestly, you just have to sit there and stare at the same human being for umpteen hours, so you're bound to start looking at random, useless things like necklaces and eyeliner. The worst is when a frumpy teacher all of a sudden dresses really nice and you're like, "Woah, what happened?" and it's actually uncomfortable because you know he/she is trying to look good. It distracts me because I end up thinking, "WHY are they like this all of a sudden?"...and then I start daydreaming. When is your term over?
ReplyDeleteI also think the change in elaborate outfits and fancier make-up/hairstyles is also timed with the drop in temperatures and cruddy rainy/snowy weather we were having! I find it hard to dress nice for work when it's cold and damp outside!
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